Warhammer 40k

[GoodWinSon]

Dan Abnett did nothing wrong

AiDsB however...

Why? Why would Horus of all people want female representation in the Primarchs? "Father, the Primarchs have too many males. You are reinforcing the patriarchy. We must uphold equal gender representation. This is why I rebelled against you. The Imperium must go woke, father."

I believe I know which excerpt you are referring to and it didn't really mean that at all:

He is not listening. A father, it seems, cannot bear to hear when His son enumerates His failings. Will you be the same, when the time comes, and your sons turn to you with their discontents? Not the sons you have, for they, save one, have embraced your outlook and would never think to question your decisions. They are but drones, toys of war, sired only to fight and not to think, so they will simply do your bidding and never form an opinion that matters.


No, the sons you have yet to father. The pantheon of primarch sons, and daughters too, that you will sire and bring into the world, your Neverborn children of ageless wisdom and endless power, who will rule the provinces and demesnes of your realm until the stars go out. They will be transcendent, and they will supplant the boorish, single-minded simpletons who were spawned from your genetics and currently call themselves your sons. Their time, and their purpose, is done. The dynasty of sons and daughters you will nurture after this will be sublime wonders, and you will love every one of them. Of course you will listen when they raise complaint, for they will be your equals and your blood, and you will gladly respect all issues they might bring to you.


Though there will be none to answer. Ever. No child of yours will ever confront you, for you will never give them cause. You will never make errors. You will be perfect.

Horus is thinking of replacing the Sons of Horus. The funniest interpretation is that Horus also wants a wife to have real kids with.

 

[Rick The Stick]

"Who is that?' He asked Pech. 'Who do you mean?' The First Captain replied, suddenly. 'The brother speaking with Alpharius'. Pech looked at Herzog and shrugged. 'Omegon' Pech said. 'Omegon...' Grammaticus echoed. 'Commander of the stealth squad', Herzog said. He and Pech laughed, as if at a private joke."

Yeah, once Legion actually starts being about the Alpha Legion, I quite liked it, but everything with the regiment of manly older men led by slutty teenage psyker girls made me feel like I was getting a look into parts of Abnett's psyche I didn't need or want to see.

What's funny is the chicks you're talking about get kinda slagged off in the book by Grammaticus. He's thinking to himself, while reading their thoughts, how fuckin unseemly it is that all they seem to care about is who they're gonna hump next. Basically calls them all dumb holes

 

[Humble Architect]

What’s this Legion revisionist history?

Book sucked and was the first, most prominent example of Abnett’s critical Filoni-like approach of bending the world to accommodate his nonsense, rather than adding things to it that fit the slot.

Pedo guard legion, perpetuals, ruining the Alpha Legion and putting his ORIGINAL CONTENT before his BL duties of putting marine fries in the marine bag.

 

[Inquisitor_BadAss]

Basically calls them all dumb holes

Incredibly based.

 

[Dead Lion]

Legions main flaw was introducing the world to John Grammaticus, who aside from having the second most stupid name after Ferrus Manus, is just an annoying dweeb. That scene where the Lucifer tracks him down and the following internal monologue is pure cringe.

But other than that it's a good time. You can't exactly give the alpha legion a spotlight like most other legions, they need a more complex environment to work in rather than the usual 'here's some xenos/non-compliant humans go bash their head in' like every other legion got. Especially since a stealthy space marine is a hard sell.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

I remember liking Legion, it had some interesting ideas and didn't let the Alpha Legion be too much of a Mary Sues. Having them join Horus to sabotage from within is better than yet another Fulgrim situation/him winning might be better for humanity in the long run. Those didn't really pan out.

Alpha Legion is the hardest legion to write well, since if you want to have "just as planned" might as well have a Tzeenchian sorcerer that can justify his predictions.

Best story I have read of them is them taking over a loyalist chapter from within over several years with the chapter master learning of it when it happens.